Elise halford



(No Model.)

E. HALPORD BARROW GOAT Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

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ELISE I-IALFORD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BARROW-COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 471,478, dated March 22, 1892.

Application filed December 18, 1891. Serial No. 415,508- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELISE HALFORD, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing in the city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Barrow-Ooat, of' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to underwear for in fants.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved barrow-coat which is simple and durable in construction, designed to give comfort and Warmth to the infant, and arranged to permit of readily detaching either of the parts of the garment without disturbing the other part to prevent unnecessary exposure of the childs body while changing the parts.

The invention consistsof certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of the improvement as closed, and Fig. 2 is a like view of the same with parts open.

The improved barrow-coat consists of two principal parts-the waist A and the skirt B. The waist A is open in front, the two edges C and C overlapping each other and being fastened together by buttons D and strings or ribbons E, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1. The waist A is provided in its sides with armapertures F, the shoulder-straps G being made in two parts, of which one extends from the back of the waist and the other from the front, the two parts being united by means of loops 11, attached to one part and engaging buttons I on the other part, as is plainlyshown in the drawings. The skirt B is also open in front, and the two front edges J and J overlap each other to a considerable extent, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 2. On one of the front edges are secured buttons K, adapted to engage button-holes in the other part, so as to fasten it together. The lower ends of the overlapping parts of the skirt B are fastened together by sets of strings L and L, of which the second set is at the inside, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2, and when the garment is fastened is not visible from the outside.

On the upperend of the skirt B is arranged a waist-band N, formed with button-holes N, adapted to engage buttons 0, secured on the lower end of the Waist A. The ends N of the waistband N extend a considerable dis tance beyond the edges of the parts J and J, so that the waistband may be securely attached to the waist A and drawn tight or left loose, as desired. The front button D, for fastening the two parts 0 and O of the waist A together, is also used for engaging a buttonhole in the waistband N. The buttons 0 are preferably arranged in rows, each row having individual buttons located. one above the other, so as to attach the waistband higher up or lower down on the waist, as desired. It will be seen that by this construction either the waistband A or the skirt B can be readily detached Without disturbing the position of the other on the childs body, so that no undue exposure takes place.

It is understood that by making the waist A open at the front and with shoulder-straps which can be unfastened the waist can be readily detached without straining the childs arms, as is so frequently done with the dresses now constructed for infants. It will further be seen that the various means for closing the waist and skirt can be easily manipulated without hurting the infant in attaching or detaching the parts. A barrow coat constructed in this manner gives the necessary freedom of movement of the arms and feet, and at the same time the garment insures the warmth necessary for the comfort of the child.

, Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent As a new article of manufacture, a barrowcoat comprising a waist open at the front and provided with separable shoulder-straps, a separate skirt open in front and having the front edges overlappingone another, means for fastening the overlapping parts together, and a Waistband attached to the upper edge of the said skirt and adapted to be buttoned on the lower edge of the said waist, substantially as shown and described.

ELISE HALFORD. Witnesses:

'TnEo. G. HOSTER, O. SEDGWIOK. 

